Commonwealth v. Mikec

OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:

Gary Mikec appeals from the judgment of sentence, ordering him to pay a $ 500 fine, after a trial judge convicted him of a summary offense under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act ("PaSFA"). Because the Commonwealth previously tried and convicted him for this continuous violation of the PaSFA in 2017, we vacate Mr. Mikec's 2018 judgment of sentence and reverse his conviction, as a matter of law.

Mr. Mikec owns property in Chartiers Township, Washington County. The Washington County Sewage Council received numerous complaints from Chartiers Township officials…